Robert B. Downs (1903–1991)
Author of Books that Changed the World
About the Author
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Series
Works by Robert B. Downs
Famous books: Great writings in the history of civilization (A Littlefield, Adams quality paperback ; no. 297) (1975) 10 copies
Journalists of the United States: Biographical Sketches of Print and Broadcast News Shapers from the Late 17th Century… (1991) 6 copies
The First Freedom Today: Critical Issues Relating to Censorship and Intellectual Freedom (1984) 5 copies
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- Legal name
- Downs, Robert Bingham
- Birthdate
- 1903
- Date of death
- 1991-02-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Place of death
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Education
- Columbia University
- Occupations
- librarian
- Organizations
- American Library Association
University of Illinois
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Statistics
- Works
- 37
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 667
- Popularity
- #37,822
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 45
I read the articles in reverse order, I recommend this choice. In the period between the late Roman Empire and the Renaissance, notable authors are spread very thinly across the centuries, sometimes there is a gap of 50 years between the death of one author and the birth of the next. In other periods, e.g., the late Roman Republic and Early Empire the authors cluster, often they knew each other in real life.… (more)